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Re: ubuntu-gnome-desktop-minimal metapackage?

 

I support a minimal version that includes only the packages essential
to start a gnome graphical session
I have already created a custom version of ubuntu 10.04
My proposal is to include only those packages and their dependencies

linux-generic
ubuntu-minimal
ubuntu-standard
gnome-core

only english language

and add some other package for installation of other programs
and something else

bye

2012/11/16  <shuihuzhuan@xxxxxxx>:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to switch my config from ubuntu to ubuntu-gnome, but the metapackage has too much dependencies (even if I don't install recommends).
>
> Could there be something like a "minimal" metapackage with just the branding, gdm, gnome-shell and few needed dependencies for a basic desktop to work (and maybe even without fallback)? The choice of apps is a matter of taste so could stay outside of that metapackage.
>
> For the background of that request, I've made a slick custom install of gnome-shell since ubuntu switched to Unity with just what I (think I) need. I could continue to do that, but sometime I may miss basic things for some functionality to work (usually when I distupgrade) and I would prefer to rely on an official metapackage.
> Moreover, I would like to show that there's an interest to develop this flavour of ubuntu.
>
> Thanks
>
> PS : do you know why rhythmbox isn't up to date in the gnome3 ppa? I use the webupd8 ppa for that purpose and the last version works well in 12.10
>
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